Plow.



W. BAHMULLER.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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w. BAHMULLER.

PLOW.

- APPLICATION FILED APR. 29,1914. 1,166,169. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1215..

Application filed. April 29, 1914. Serial No. 83 5,227.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM BAHMUL- LER, a subject of Hungary, residingat Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning, State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Flows; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to plows and particularly to the type known asside hill or reversible plows.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a plow embodyingtwo shares mutually connected by a mold board and so connected to thebeam of the plow that either of the shares may be disposed in operativerelation so that the plow can be operated back and forth along the sameedge of the field.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a plow ofthe character named which embodies an improved construction of means forlocking either share in operative position, said means being manuallyreleasable when desired.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fragment of a plow constructed inaccordance with the invention. Fig. 2; a front view of what is shown inFig. 1. Fig. 3; a view similar to Fig. 1 with the plow in reversedposition. Fig. 1; a partial longitudinal section of the plow. Fig. 5; apartial plan view of what is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6; a section on theline 6-6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 a perspective view of the journal bracketwhich is secured to the mold board and shares, and Fig. 8; a perspectiveview of the standard.

Referring to the drawing the improved plow is shown as comprising a beam10 provided with a longitudinal recess 11 on its under side. Theimproved plow further embodies left and right hand shares 12 and 13respectively which are mutually connected by a common mold board 14:,said mold board being secured at opposite sides to respective inneredges of the shares. Mounted upon the mold board 1 1 and shares 12 and13 and serving to secure the mold board and shares together is a bracket15 to which is pivoted the lower end of a standard 16, the upper end ofsaid standard being secured in the recess 11 by means of bolts 17.Secured to the bracket 15 at opposite sides of the latter respectivelyare arms 18 and 19, said arms extending rearwardly. Formed on oppositesides of the beam 10 are vertically disposed tubular members 20respectively in each of which is slidable a bolt 21. The upper ends ofthe bolts 21 are connected by a bridge plate 22, while the lower ends ofsaid bolt are secured to an inverted U-shaped member including arms 23and 2 1. The U-shaped member including the arms 24: and 23 is normallyheld in its lowermost position by means of springs 25. hen the share 13is disposed in operative position the arm 2% will engage against therear side of the bracket 15 and lock the mold board and shares againstpivotal movement. When the share 12 is disposed in operative positionthe arm 23 will engage against the rear side of the bracket 15 and lockthe mold board and shares against pivotal movement.

In order to effect disengagement of the arms 23 and 24 from the bracket15 to reverse the position of the shares 12 and 13 there is pivoted onthe top of the beam 10 a lever 26 the forward end of which is pivotallyconnected to the plate 22 so that bydepressing the rear end of saidlever the arms 28 and 24: may be raised out of looking position topermit reversal of the plow.

What is claimed, is

In a plow, the combination of a beam, a standard secured to said beam,tubular members mounted on either side of the beam, bolts slidable inthe bores of said members a U-shaped latch mutually connecting the lowerends of said bolts, spring means normally holding said latch in itslowermost position, a bracket pivoted to the In testimony whereof, Iafiix my signalower end of the standard and adapted to be true, in thePresence of two witnesses. engaged by the latch at the limit of its\VILI-IELM BAHMULLER. movement in either direction, a pair of\Vitnesses:

5 shares secured to said bracket, and'a mold. GEQ, ZINIZ,

board between said shares. SOPHYE N. ZERSKY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

" Washington, D. G.

